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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Josh and Anna Welcome Baby #6

Maryella Hope Duggar

Another day, another Duggar baby! Well, not quite, but it sure feels that way. Josh and Anna Duggar welcomed Maryella Hope Duggar today at 9:12am. She weighed 8 lbs 2 oz and measured 20.5 inches long. She fits right in with her five older siblings, both in appearance and size.

In one episode they were showing how Michelle and Austin's mom were helping Joy-Anna make food for after she gives birth, and then they were freezing it all. I think Anna could just make some dinner in advance, knowing that the baby was due Thanksgiving Day. She seemed to be quite energetic (going to Silver Dollar City just a weekend before), so I think she could make meals for the future in advance. People do this.

12:42 Remember Georgette Franklin Baxter, Ted Baxter's wife on the Mary Tyler Moore Show? She was known as "Ditzy" and everyone loved her. They were very fond of the character. She was a lot smarter than a lot people thought.

Love how they named the baby after Grandma Duggar! Generally, Josh and Anna are the only Duggar kids so far who have profoundly honored their parents -- their kids' names start with "M" after mother Michelle, now Maryella is named after the Grandma who lived with them. Michael's middle name is James, after Jim Bob.

I am not sure they chose to name their kids with"M" because of Michelle. Anna has a Mother as well. They probably just felt their were a lot of good "M" names to chose from. They were right. They are choosing names I have never thought of. My favorite"M" name for a girl would be Melissa but Maryella is pretty.

You mean honoring Josh’s parents. How about Anna’s parents? We never hear of them anymore. I wonder how they may feel not having a grandchild named after them or with their initials? It seems Anna honors Michelle more than her own mother.

9:55 PM: Anna's parents brought her up of course, but for the last 10 years she was taken care by Josh's parents. Mackynzie 's best friend is Jordyn who is only 10 months older, they are very close. Anna was staying with Duggars when Josh was in rehab, and her kids were cared for by the Duggars. Her own parents don't show this kind of support at all.

How are they the "only Duggar kids" to honor their parents? Because they picked names that all match? There are many ways to honor one's parents. Not doing unethical, and questionably moral activites comes to mind. Seems like the other 18 Duggar kids may actual have that one down too.

12:50, OP was obviously including the currently living granddaughters, which is fine to do too. She will always be loved and remembered, but that does not mean she will be listed with all the other children, just as Jubilee is loved and remembered but not listed every time the Duggar kids are talked about.

Anonymous @2:53- Why would they be concerned about how much someone else's children cost to raise? We're all adults and responsible for our own choices, including our grade point averages, choice of college/trade school/no further schooling, choice of what skills we want to acquire and how hard we're willing to work to get them, what job we're going to work, how we're going to spend the money we have (whether that's a little or a lot), if we're going to marry or not/who we're going to marry, where we will live, whether we're going to engage in behavior that could potentially result in a pregnancy, how many times we're going to engage in that behavior, whether we're going to live within out income, what kind of lifestyle we choose, whether or not we'll be in debt for consumables or housing, how we'll manage our credit, how important a savings/emergency account are to us, whether we're going to pay for medical/life insurance or not, whether we want to be a SAHM or a working mom, whether we want to be a single-income or duel-income family or not, and a host of other choices. We all have choices and some control over the same basic things: our talents, our time, our money, and our futures.

Ivy was dressed in something pink. But Jessa dressed her later in some green onesie also, many times. Could be the same, or they could just shop at the same place and bought the same. I wish for the first outside Anna chose different colors, like pink or yellow, to show that it's really a girl!

Congratulations on a new baby! Seems like it was an easy delivery for Anna too. If you think of it, Jinger is the 6th child in Duggar family, so little Maryella might have a lot of little siblings coming after her as well.

Anon 3.33. I get what your saying but couldn’t we just enjoy this baby for now without thinking about how many more there maybe to follow. I know some people say Anna is a baby making machine, but that’s such an awful thing to say, & I for one hope they don’t have a huge family. 6 is just about enough to cope with, any more & it does become a struggle for giving each individual child the attention they deserve. I don’t even know how they can afford to have more than 6 when only josh works & that’s just at a small car lot. I have friends with 6 kids & the dad is a surgeon who does lots of private work & the mum also works as a teacher now the children are older, however even they struggle to give all 6 children the things needed. School uniform, trips, university fees (though I suppose non of that applies to the Duggar’s as they home educate). However you still need to feed & clothe them & buy toys at birthdays etc. I don’t know how they do it to be honest.

7:01 PM: it's not about school uniforms, college fees, toys, birthday parties. Duggars homeschool, so their kids don't have to compete with others at school by clothing, gadgets, etc. They have cousins, they have friends, they go to thrift stores. There are less expensive grocery stores. They fix things by themselves. But having 6 kids under 10 is difficult because it's only mom (Anna) who has to occupy and entertain themselves, care for them, teach them school and just words for little ones, do their laundry, wash hair, and now change diapers --- and with all that make each child feel special and not forgotten.

Considering the family dynamics change with each added after two. It becomes a balancing act to make sure each child is actually seen and heard-that mom & dad actually have time to notice what's going on inside each individual child (their hopes, fears, dreams, disappointments, and having their parents undivided one-on-one attention for some time each day). We have friends with ten children and while they all look relatively happy, well-adjusted, and get along well, their mom will be the first to be honest about the struggle. They homeschool and if they didn't, I'm not sure how much time the mom & dad could actually spend with each child on a public school schedule. This family is very fortunate the dad has a well-paying IT job at a University. Josh did enjoy very high-paying jobs in DC before the scandal, there's likely TLC money from when they were first married invested somewhere because they otherwise likely could not raise 6 children on a small car lot income in the real world.

Fuzzyferet, I agree with you. Shopping at thrift shops can only go so far. Good quality food cost money. And, although the family does not have the cost of school uniforms, they still have to pay for school supplies, those on-line courses the Duggars like so much. Yes, they will most probable not have to worry about college fees. It is doubtful that Anna, who was home schooled herself and only has a basic GED, can effectively home school up to a level that will equip the children to earn the SAT/ACT scores high enough for college acceptance. College in the US will only get even more competitive and expensive in next 20 years.

Anon 2.11. No it’s not all about money, however you need money for everything in life, no matter how basic you live 6 kids takes money to care for. Nappies alone will be expensive, unless Anna is using cloth ones & with 6 children I don’t know how she would have time for that. I do agree that it’s more to do with time & making each child feel special. Iv noticed with the Duggar’s they refer to the grandchildren by number a lot of the time & I think that’s sad. Each child needs to feel special & it must be impossible to make time for 19 children every day. As I said 6 is quite enough, more than enough. Why keep having children ? just enjoy & devote the time you have to the precious ones you already have.

I really hope Joy waits until she is ready both mentally & physically to get pregnant again. I know because Annabel was only 20 weeks gestation she was officially classed as a miscarriage, however she was so far along in her development that it was more like an early still birth. A still birth takes a great deal of time to come to terms with, & I know people who have gotten pregnant again after a few months & then felt terribly sad that it seemed like they were trying to replace the baby they lost. With time & healing both physically & emotionally those feelings, though still there to some degree, are not quite so predominant. Joy is a lovely young woman & I hope she does what’s right for her. I know she has mentioned previously she is taking things slowly in order to heal, so let’s hope she receives all the support she needs & no one tries to persuade her to enter into another pregnancy before she feels totally ready.

Josh and Anna should focus on their financial stability, ability to abide by laws, legal trouble, and whatever else instead of having babies every couple of years. Children deserve a stable family with responsible parents.

I agree. Parenthood should be taken very seriously. Parents need the financial stability to provide for all the children they have. They should be able to provide not only the basic requirements but also a good quality education. Young people increasingly need post-secondary education to make a living and that will only become even more important in 20 years from now.

Their children are in stable family, they have a lot of support from parents and siblings, emotionally, and I'm sure if financial needs come then the family will help them as well. These children are so much better off than any of single parents' kids who work 9-5 and live on their own.

Perhaps they were thinking about honoring Josh's grandmother? I think it is unkind to criticize a name given to a child, regardless of whose it is. Josh and Anna, congrats...and MaryElla is a beautiful name that honors someone special.

You know how it's pronounced by the y in the name like two seperate names,what were they thinking?,well obviously they wanted to honour grandma Mary as she was born the year she died,and grandma was special to them,and Maryella is a more original version as Mary is too old fashioned for babies at the moment but Ella is quite popular.

I am shocked by the number of negative comments on such a happy anouncement. So from my part, congratulations Anna & Josh on the birth of your beautiful daughter Maryella. Love the name as well. At this point I would like to express how much I admire Anna. From what I've seen on TV she seems to be such a selfless, loving, patient and caring mum to her children and a forgiving wife to Josh. Her family is very lucky. Six kids is a lot of work but she seems to do just fine. From a mum who just had her first one.

I think, for the most part anyway, people really like Anna and are genuinely concerned for her. They may question some of her choices, but that's about it. Josh, on the other hand, is going to have a tough time shaking his scandalous reputation.

Anon 9.17. I agree totally. Many people have a lot of time for Anna, I count myself as one of them. She comes across as a loving caring mother who adores her children & who devotes her entire life to them. I feel her choices toward Josh were questionable & even though people say she forgave him & so should we, well non of us are in Anna’s headspace, no one but Anna knows exactly how much she forgave Josh for his misdemeanours. It’s possible she made the decision to stay with him as to do anything other was too difficult to comprehend, also she would have most likely been ostracised from her faith, which I believe is very important to Anna. I don’t know how she has been able to go forward & have more children with Josh since all his indiscretions came out, but again only Anna knows the real reasons for what she does & who is to say she has ever told anyone how she totally feels about it all. I shall continue to wish Anna & her beautiful children well as I feel she is in a very difficult situation, she rarely seems to see her own family & lives with all josh’s relatives. Josh however, well I feel he should have had proper counselling from a psychologist, not just a local pastor, I also feel due to the level of abuse & the fact it was habitual & not just a one off occurrence, Josh is most likely in need of ongoing psychological support. A bit like alcoholics are always an alcoholic & drug addicts are always drug addicts & both lots of people, even after getting clean, continue with weekly therapy sessions. So sex addiction is the same & even more important that therapy is ongoing so these urges can be kept in check.

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